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Friday,April9,1962

JayMountainChurchFire
TitleofYourFirstArticle
CameronRace
TULSA,Oklahoma
JohnnyCade,DallasWinston,and
PonyboyCurtisaretheherossent
fromheaven.OnApril5,1962five
childrenwereplayinginsidethe
churchwhenitcaughtfire.Thetwo
youngmenjumpedintothechurch
andsavedthechildreninsidewhile
thethirdsavedoneofthetwothat
jumpedinside.Ifnotfortheir
braverythechildrenwouldnthave
beensavedintime.

TheJayMountainChurchduringthefire.

TheJayMountainchurch
caughtfireat11:32AMonApril1,
1962.Curtisjumpedintothechurch
followedbyCade.BothCurtisand
Cadewerecallingouttothe
childrenwhenthechurchwas
startingtofallapart.Thetwoyoung
menwerestartingtothrow
thechildrenoutthewindowto
safety.Wherethechildrenranto
theirteachersandstartedcryingon
theirshoulder.
Onceallthechildrenwere
outCadepushedCutisoutofthe
windowwhenthechurchcame
crashingdown.Curtissbackwas
onfirewhenhewaspushedout
andWinstonhelpedputoutthefire
onhisback.AsforCadehewas
thentrappedinsidetheburning
churchwhereWinstonthenranin
tohelpsavehim.Curtishowever
waspassedoutontheground
wheretheparamedicswheeledhim
intotheambulanceandbrought
himtothehospital.
Atthesametimethe
firefighterscameandhelpedcarry
WinstonandCadeintothe
ambulance.Fromtherethetowns
herosweresenttothehospitalin
Oklahoma.
Atthehospitalitwas
identifiedthatCurtishadseveral
burnsbutnothingsevere.Though
bothCadeandWinstonhadbeen
Theambulanceonitswaytothehospital
senttotheemergencyforfurther
examination.Afterafewhourswe
werenotifiedthatWinstonwas
alivewithafewsevereinjuriesand
burnswhileCadeshealthwas
unknown.

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Photo#2:"TownofWestford,MA."TownofWestford,MA.N.p.,n.d.Web.15Sept.2014.
Photo#3:"LettermanHospitalHistoryofHealing."LettermanHospitalHistoryofHealing.N.p.,n.d.Web.17Sept.
2014.

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